Historical Markers and War Memorials in Delmar, Delaware
Georgetown is the county seat for Sussex County
Delmar is in Sussex County
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On North 2nd Street at East Grove Street, on the right when traveling north on North 2nd Street.
Dedicated November 16, 1975 in honor of the men who gave their lives for our country and the charter members of the post
Marion Hastings •
Francis Nunvar •
George Harrington •
S. Harrison Jones •
W. Edward Ritchie •
John Sheldon • . . . — — Map (db m165021) HM WM
On Sussex Highway, on the right when traveling south.
In 1963, the Cathell family purchased land near Delmar where they built a quarter-mile drag strip known as the US 13 Dragway. As interest in racing grew, they added a dirt speedway to the west of the drag strip and towed grandstands on wheels . . . — — Map (db m245583) HM
On North Pennsylvania Avenue near East State Street.
Signals of this type were used on early railroads to control train movements. When the track was clear, the station agent would hoist the ball, permitting the train to proceed. The signal is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m39780) HM
On Line Church Road, on the right when traveling west.
On January 31, 1785, Planner Shores sold a one acre lot to the trustees of the local Methodist Society. A part of a tract known as “Pleasant Grove”, the land was located on the border of Delaware and Maryland. The deed stipulated that a preaching . . . — — Map (db m49925) HM
On Saint George Road, on the right when traveling south.
The roots of this church can be traced to the efforts of Reverend Elijah Hitch, a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal denomination, who was invited by area residents to hold services in their homes during the spring of 1842. Later meetings . . . — — Map (db m245585) HM
On East State Street, on the right when traveling west.
St. Stephen's UMC was formed in 1964 through the merger of Mt. Olive Methodist Protestant and First Methodist Church creating a unified congregation of approximately 800 members. In 1889, Mt. Olive incorporated and a church located at the corner of . . . — — Map (db m245581) HM
On State Street (Delaware Route 54) at 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on State Street.
The town of Delmar was established soon after the Delaware Railroad reached this area in 1859. Although fire devastated Delmar in 1892 and 1901, the town continued to build and grow. Incorporated on March 9, 1899, Delmar became known as the . . . — — Map (db m168192) HM
On East State Street (Delaware Route 54), on the right when traveling west.
In memory of our comrades who died for freedom in World War II
John G. Cropper • George C. Curdy • Harold E. Dutton • Roland Galusha • Howard E. Hastings • Robert B. Hayman • George Kerekesh • Calvert A. Legates • Ralph McCain • Harry Neill • . . . — — Map (db m39782) WM
